Zostera asiatica Miki on the Pacific Coast of North America
Phillips RC and Echeverria SW. 1990. Zostera asiatica Miki on the Pacific Coast of North America. Pacific Science. 44(2):130-134
Zostera asiatica Miki is reported from Tomales Bay to Santa Monica, California. It occurs from 5 to 17 m below mean lower low water. Plants have wide blades (12.0 to 18.4 mm wide) with tips notched to deeply notched. Freshly collected mature seeds have smooth seed coats. Flowering at most locations occurs in August; seeds occur in September and October. This is the first record of the species in the eastern Pacific and brings to six the number of seagrass species in the northeastern Pacific.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Phillips, R; Echeverria, S
- Units
- PORE
- Keywords
- angiosperm, California, flowering, Geographical distribution, INE, new records, plant morphology, Sea grass, USA, vertical distribution, Zostera asiatica